Current Affairs 2008-09
General knowledge quiz covering major Indian and international events from 2008-2009 including politics, business, sports, science, and awards
Questions
India’s first centre for climate change and adaptation research at Anna University in
- Panaji
- Shillong
- Vishakapattanam
- Chennai
Which among the following is the world's cheapest car?
- Jaguar
- Nano
- Hyundai
- Swift
Who was the Chief Justice of Madras High Court?
- R.L Sharma
- N.P Velayudhan
- Pandi Thalivan
- A.K Ganguly
The _____ had put 10 satellites in orbit in a precisely timely sequence after lifting off from the Satish Dhawan Space centre in Sriharikota.
- PSLV-C2
- PSLV-C4
- PSLV-C8
- PSLV-C9
Who is the new GM of the eastern railway?
- Sobu Rajalingam
- Jomon Kattukaran
- Deepak Krishan
- Prateep Menon
Who is President of the FICCI?
- Deepak Raju
- Aravindh Menon
- Rajeev Chandrasekhar
- Vinod Rai
Which of the following is the India's pilotless target aircraft?
- Apec 009
- Lakshya
- Swyooham
- Shoonam
US economist _______ was awarded the Nobel Economic Prize for his trade analysis theory.
- Mark Shaw
- Joel shepherd
- Paul Krugman
- Aravind Adiga
Who is the current Governor of the Jammu and Kashmir?
- N.N Vohra
- Praveen Jagadhish
- Raju Mathai
- Soumitra Chatterjee
Aravind Adiga, Chennai born author grabbed the Man Booker Prize for his debut novel
- White Tiger
- Midnight’s Children
- Lajja
- Against the Tides
Who won the Junior Asia cup hockey tournament in Hyderabad?
- India
- Ireland
- Spain
- Argentina
Who won the Ranji trophy title?
- Delhi
- Punjab
- Mumbai
- Kerala
_____ was selected as the person of year 2008 by the TIME magazine.
- Barrack Obama
- Michel Phelps
- Ussain Bolt
- Lewis Hamilton
______ was sworn in as the Zambian president?
- Gregory Mathew
- Joel Paul
- Rupiah Banda
- Nigel cleave
Who is the new interim CEO of the Satyam computers, after the chairman's Ramalinga Raju's confession of inflating profits?
- Aravindh Narayan
- Gautham Thapar
- Sanjeev Chandran
- Ram Mynampati
Robert James Fischer was a famous
- football player
- chess player
- music director
- freedom fighter
Who is the inventor of the Jaipur foot?
- P.K Sethi
- Jain Agarwal
- Raman Murthi
- Fattah Mathis
Which corporate firm won the Golden Peacock Award?
- Dell
- Satyam
- Lenova
- Infosys
“With you- all the way” is the punch line of _____ .
- HDFC Bank
- Axis Bank
- ICICI Bank
- SBI
Who is the new President of Cotton Association of India?
- Jinesh Menon
- Sreeram Warrier
- Deepak Alok
- D.N Sheth
Who is the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission?
- Anil Kakodkar
- Palin Fender
- George Paul
- Narendranath Pillai
Who is the new Mizoram Chief Minister?
- Lalthanhawla
- Madan Singh
- Kuldeep Warrier
- Dinesh Pandey
ESMA represents
- Electric State Monitory Act
- Election Service & Monitory Act
- Eligible Sex and Marriage Act
- Essential Services Maintenance Act
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will be contesting in the coming Lok Sabha election from Lucknow under the banner of?
- BJP
- Samajwadi Party
- BSP
- Congress
Who is the Chairman of the Allahabad bank?
- K.R Kamath
- Niranjan Shah
- Rishi Kapoor
- Arun Singh